Power Setting Configuration; Mesh Roaming Client; Single Or Dual Mode Radio Options; Separate Lan And Wan Ports - Motorola AP-7131 Product Reference Manual

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1.1.3 Power Setting Configuration

The AP-7131 power setting feature enables the user to select one of two power operating modes,
legacy IEEE802.3af or Automatic.
If IEEE802.3af is selected, the AP is configured assuming 12.95 watts are available. If Automatic is
selected, the AP automatically determines the best configuration based on available power and the
access point SKU. If the access point's POE cannot provide sufficient power to run the AP-7131 at its
optimal configuration, determine whether the AP-7131's Radio 1 or Radio 2 received the optimal
share of available power resources. For information on configuring the access point's power
configuration, see Configuring Power Settings on page 4-6.

1.1.4 Mesh Roaming Client

Enable the Mesh Roaming Client feature (using the access point's CLI) to allow a client bridge to
associate in the same manner as a regular mesh client bridge. After an initial (single) association, the
client bridge will not attempt additional associations. Since STP will be disabled, the association
forwards data as soon as the association attempt is successful. When Mesh Roaming Client is
enabled, base bridge mode is not supported to avoid a loop within the mesh topology. Thus, the Mesh
Roaming Client is always an end point (by design) within the mesh wireless topology. The base bridge
will need STP disabled to immediately begin forwarding data when a roaming client bridge
associates.

1.1.5 Single or Dual Mode Radio Options

One or two possible configurations are available on the access point depending on which model is
purchased. If the access point is manufactured as a single radio access point, the access point
enables you to configure the single radio for either 802.11a/n or 802.11b/g/n support.
If the access point is manufactured as a dual-radio access point, the access point enables you to
configure one radio for 802.11a/n support, and the other for 802.11b/g/n support.
For detailed information, see Setting the WLAN's Radio Configuration on page 5-53.

1.1.6 Separate LAN and WAN Ports

The access point has one LAN (GE1/POE) port and one WAN (GE2) port, each with their own MAC
address. The access point must manage all data traffic over the LAN connection carefully as either a
DHCP client, BOOTP client, DHCP server or using a static IP address. The access point can only use a
Power-over-Ethernet device when connected to the LAN port.